Researchers long assumed the worst effects of melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet would take hundreds of years to occur. New research suggests the disaster scenario could play out much sooner – raising sea level as much as three feet by the end of this century.

A total of 17 state attorneys general agreed to coordinate their investigations against ExxonMobil and other giant oil firms suspected of suppressing the risks of climate change for decades from their shareholders and the American public.

ANALYSIS – For better or for worse Calgary’s well-being and prospects currently hinge on the world price of oil. Here is a look at the escalating rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia and what its impact might be on Calgary.

The Indian government is working on a scheme to provide electric cars on zero down payment for which people can pay out of their savings on expensive fossil fuels, for becoming 100 per cent electric vehicle nation by 2030.

The federal NDP, First Nations and environmental groups are calling the Trudeau government’s imminent decision on a $11.4-billion liquefied natural gas project proposed in northwest B.C. a “watershed” moment for Liberal promises on climate change, coastlines and First Nations relations.